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Handle

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speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
The part of an
which is (designed to be)
when used or moved.
●
An
for
a
(either
or
); a
, or an
or pretext.
●
In Gambling & Landforms:
The
amount of
within a given
or for a given
of more establishments.
●
In Textiles:
The
of a
, e.g;
,
,
,
,
, and other
by touch.
●
In Onomastics:
A
or
, especially as an
over the
or internet.
●
A
, such as Doctor or Colonel.
●
In Computing:
A
to an
or structure that can be
in a variable.
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
A 10
(285 mL)
of beer.
●
In American English:
A half-gallon (1.75-liter)
of alcohol.
●
In Labrador English, Newfoundland English, Geography & Landforms:
A point, an
of land.
●
In Topology:
A
to a
but
as a product of two lower-dimensional
s.
●
In Algebraic geometry:
The
,
of a
which
to each of the other
in
one point.
●
In British English:
A
with a
, for
a
of beer.

Verb

●
To
; to feel or
with the hand(s).
●
To
to the
; to
with the
s.
●
To
, use, or
with the hands.
●
To
, control, or direct.
●
To
, to
(in a
way).
●
In Landforms:
To
(a
,
,
, or
) in
,
, or in art.
●
To
and
; to have
; hence, to
and sell.
●
To be
with; to be an
in.
●
To
; to
(and
to function).
●
To use the hands.
●
In Football (soccer):
To
the
with the
or
; to
ball.
●
To
in a particular way when
(managed,
, directed).
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Origin

handle
English
arrow
handel
Middle English (1100-1500)
handlen
Middle English (1100-1500)
arrow
handlian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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